Township 7KS
A town of 278.
Is Township 7 a good place to live?
Township 7 has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Township 7 stand out
Where Township 7 beats most towns.
278 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Township 7: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Township 7, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Township 7.
Township 7 has 2.2 jobs for every working resident: 222 people commute in to work
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Township 7 dropped by 129, to 225. Its average trip to work stands at 14 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. The top destinations are Pratt (37%), Wichita (7%) and Township 12 (5%).
| Township 7 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A older population than Kansas as a whole
People 65 and older are 37% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (23% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: 41% of adults 25 and older, vs 36% across Kansas.
| Township 7 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.8 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Township 7 | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 27.5% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.2% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 31.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Township 7 faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Township 7 brings four seasons and hot summers
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 92°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Township 7 is
Among adults in Township 7, 38% have obesity, where Kansas’ towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 35%. For adults in the town, the share who feel lonely is 28%. 31% of adults in Township 7 sleep under 7 hours; 40% have high blood pressure.
| Township 7 | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Township 7 | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 11.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 77.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Township 7 is conserved land
16 miles of trail. Township 7’s density of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Township 7
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Township 7
About 1 of every 100 Township 7 residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
Every workday, about 222 people come to Township 7 for work
Where Township 7’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Township 7
Township in Pratt County, Kansas, U.S.
Township 7 is a township in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267.
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